Trudeau Says Canadians Should Wear Masks to Stave Off Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic

Trudeau Says Canadians Should Wear Masks to Stave Off Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at Rideau Cottage amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on May 21, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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A second wave of COVID-19 is likely coming, and if Canadians want to avoid more pandemic-induced lockdowns, they need to do their part by wearing masks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.

Pandemics usually produce more than one surge in infections, Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa, so governments need to be ready to rapidly test people, trace their contacts and isolate positive cases.